AuthorTopic: First major boo-boo :( (Read 4743 times)

Here's hoping this hasn't happened to any of you yet, but if it has then you can probably relate.If it hasn't, then please let this be a cautionary tale.

I was caught in traffic on the way to the gig yesterday and rolled in just 10 minutes before showtime. Not really a BIG deal, I can setup in 5 if I really have to -- it just means I won't have much time for a soundcheck or to warm up.I didn't NEED to rush myself to get setup, but I was still in "hurry, hurry, I'm LATE" mode. I set up my stand, placed my Zendrum into it and turned to power up my rig. In the back of my mind I thought "that Zendrum isn't in that stand all the way" and sure enough, out of the corner of my eye, I saw it falling forward towards the concrete patio. It was almost like it was happening in slow motion. I let out an expletive and lunged towards it, but it was too late. It hit the ground with a most sickening *thud*.

Luckily these Zendrums are built like tanks and nothing was damaged beyond the nasty gash in the picture. It still powered up fine and I made it through the gig without incident but still, my poor baby now has a garrish boo-boo

As a follow up, David reached out to me and mentioned super glue. A quick search for 'super glue guitar fix' led me to these fine directions on how to fix something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVScFJoe24

As soon as I can get over my fear of messing it up even further I'm going to give them a try!

If you turn it in the light you can see the edges where the super glue transitions into the rest of the Zendrum. If it were just a ding or a gouge on a flat surface, then this method of fixing could make it imperceptible. But since I had to basically shave down one of the pointed corners, It was harder to "feather" it into the surrounding surfaces.I haven't taken it out into natural sunlight yet but I suspect it will be more noticeable there.